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Looking for sources of grants and funding? This page of resources will certainly get you started.
Looking for sources of grants and funding? This page of resources will certainly get you started.
A few tips are included below as well. Want to suggest a site? Send a DM on Twitter to @mguhlin
A few tips are included below as well. Want to suggest a site? Send a DM on Twitter to @mguhlin
Grant Sites & Resources
Grant Sites & Resources
- Makerspaces
- Voxercasts: Collaborative Grant Writing: This was an enlightening session regarding crowdfunding (e.g. DonorsChoose) with Brandi (@aesfinearts) and Mandy Bryan (@mandyrbryan) and collaborative grant writing tools. It resulted in two parts.
- Audio: Grants That Are Easily Available to Teachers
- 5 Grants to Make a Difference at Your School
- Edutopia's Grants and Resources
About & Tips
About & Tips
Crowdfunding Providers
Crowdfunding Providers
Be sure to read this article about the fees associated with each fundraising site.
"Websites like DonorsChoose, AdoptaClassroom, and DigitalWish all provide teachers the opportunity to ask the world for specific supplies, including technology, for their students. People make donations to the classroom, with all of the money being managed by the hosting site. When the need is fully funded, the organization either purchases what was requested by the teacher or works with him/her to purchase it."
(Source: Dr. Bruce Ellis, TCEA TechNotes Blog)
Other Sources of Funding & Grants
Other Sources of Funding & Grants
- TEA Grant Opportunities
- U.S. Department of Education
- The Big List of Educational Grants and Resources
- GetEdFunding
- Grant Wrangler
- Lowe’s
- Target
- GrantsAlert
- Grants for Teachers
- GrantWatch
- The NEA Foundation
- Apple and ConnectED
- Toshiba Grants for Grades 6-12
- Texas Retired Teacher Foundation Classroom Assistance Grants
- Additional grants (Google search results)
On March 22, 2018, President Trump signed the 2018 Omnibus Appropriations bill which included $1.1 billion for the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants which are outlined in Title IV, part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
Congress also included $2.1 billion in Title II, Part A which districts can use for professional development for their teachers, including training on the effective use of technology through TCEA and other providers.
(Source: Jennifer Bergland, TCEA TechNotes Blog)
Tip #1 - Celebrate People and Gather Stories
Tip #1 - Celebrate People and Gather Stories
Every campus has teaching, learning opportunities that need to be documented and tracked. Consider those projects you can build on with grant funds. Take the time to collect work samples from staff and students, audio/video record information. One way is to start a podcast documenting the experiences.
Every campus has teaching, learning opportunities that need to be documented and tracked. Consider those projects you can build on with grant funds. Take the time to collect work samples from staff and students, audio/video record information. One way is to start a podcast documenting the experiences.
Short video and audio clips work well. Here are some tools to facilitate that:
Short video and audio clips work well. Here are some tools to facilitate that:
- Voxer (free for iOS and Android)
- Voice Record Pro (free for iOS only)
- HiQ MP3 Recorder Pro ($3.49 for Android only).
Tip #2 - Develop a Powerful, Data-Rich Narrative
Tip #2 - Develop a Powerful, Data-Rich Narrative
Tell a compelling story that reflects your demographics, stories, history of success, and assessment/evaluation data.
Tell a compelling story that reflects your demographics, stories, history of success, and assessment/evaluation data.
Source: http://tinyurl.com/z89psvc
Tip #3 - Build a Writing Team
Tip #3 - Build a Writing Team
What usually happens with a grant? One person gets saddled with the task. Build a team of grant writers who can offer their insights.
What usually happens with a grant? One person gets saddled with the task. Build a team of grant writers who can offer their insights.
Source: http://tinyurl.com/gpge76f
Tip #4 - Get Your Budget Straight
Tip #4 - Get Your Budget Straight
Develop budget that accounts for everything and is aligned to instructional goals. And, make it modular.
Develop budget that accounts for everything and is aligned to instructional goals. And, make it modular.
Source: http://tinyurl.com/zlr9s6m
Tip #5 - Define Success in Measurable Terms
Tip #5 - Define Success in Measurable Terms
Make your success simple to measure, the data easy to gather, and report it via video, audio, and web.
Make your success simple to measure, the data easy to gather, and report it via video, audio, and web.
Source: http://tinyurl.com/z6bl3y7
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